Licensed Chemical Addictions Counselor (LCDC)

Location:

Texarkana, TX

Salary:

$35,000.00

Posted:

December 19, 2014

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Resume:

Brenda Echols

Home 903-***-**** *** East Pioneer

Wake Village, TX 75501

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Career Objective Work as a Psych Tech or Master's Level licensed chemical dependency counselor

Summary of Qualifications

• One year's experience working with addictions and duel diagnosis clients.

• Nine years' experience as a teacher of students with special needs.

• Addictions Counseling Intern - Community Healthcore. Texarkana, TX,

2013 to 2013. During my Master's practicum I observed counselors as they counseled

clients, participated in the addictions education classes, went out on emergency calls and

accompanied counselors in crisis counseling.

• Substance Abuse Counselor I - MTC Trains East Texas Treatment

Facility. Henderson, TX, 2014 to 2014. I counseled and taught addictions

education classes to inmates incarcerated for addictions related offences. I had a 25 client

caseload and functioned as their counselor as well as their case manager. I monitored

offender progress and wrote weekly clinical updates and monthly case notes for each

offender. I worked with each offender to write individualized treatment plans. I also kept

all the paperwork filed. I ran daily group sessions with the offenders in my caseload.

While I was at this facility, I received training in Motivational Interviewing.

Additional Skills I hold a Master's of Science degree in Addictions Counseling.. Additionally, I am

licensed in the state of Texas as a Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC).

Work History Program Coordinator 2014 to Present

Literacy Council of Bowie and Miller Counties, Texarkana, AR

Supervise AmeriCorps employees, tutor, paperwork (student hours, AmeriCorps hours,

demographics), Intake of new students, administering and scoring assessments,

interpreting scores and assigning student work based on scores, reporting student hours to

the state, teach computer classes, answering phone, recruiting new students and tutors,

coordinating and participating in fund raising activities.

Substance Abuse Counselor (SAC) I 2013 to 2013

MTC Trains East Texas Treatment Facility, Henderson, TX

My job included: providing individual and group counseling daily, facilitating a didactic

group daily, writing and documenting treatment and discharge plans, and clients' progress

and responses to treatment, developing individualized treatment plans, writing individual

progress notes, treatment plan reviews, and weekly progress notes; and maintained related

records and charts. I also performed case management and contributed to client care

monitoring, completing comprehensive assessments of clients' substance abuse history

and treatment requirements, I also taught three different addictions related classes daily, I

attended daily meetings and weekly training required for counseling interns.

Teacher 2009 to 2009

Opportunities, Inc., Texarkana, Texas

I supervised nine paraprofessionals and thirty-eight, two and three year olds in my pod,

wrote lesson plans & furnished all materials for the lesson plans, & participated in

implementing same. I also called parents to pick up sick kids, start and stop transportation

for sick kids, & to interact with parents. I was the liaison between the clients,

paraprofessionals, and administrators. I was learning USDA paperwork & to write IPPs &

IFSPs, was holding conferences with parents for the clients' Annual Reviews, Semi-

annuals, 30-month meetings, and 36 transitions. I was administering, scoring &

interpreting the Battelle and Brigance Inventory of Early Development to clients and

prospective clients, scoring them, and writing a summary report either recommending

them for admission to the program or not. I tested prospective clients prior to admission to

the program, and current clients for their Annuals and 36-month transitions. I kept up the

weekly records on the success of how each student performed the particular IPP or IFSP

objectives, and preparing the quarterly reports (IEP report cards). I kept a written weekly

supervision log accounting for three hours of my time in the classrooms weekly, and a

weekly supervision report on the paraprofessionals. I attended one-half hour of training

weekly.

Teacher of Special Education 2006 to 2007

Aurora Public Schools, Aurora, Colorado

Teaching special needs students grades K - 2. I case managed the students I taught. That

involved evaluating and assessing with the Woodcock Johnson III and other standardized

and informal assessments; interpreting the assessments, deciding on appropriate goals and

objectives for the students I assessed, writing appropriate IEPs into IEP software,

organizing IEP meetings, contacting all participants, facilitating and note taking during

these meetings, finalizing the IEP paperwork and submitting and filing it in a timely and

appropriate manner; create and implement appropriate lesson plans for each student based

in both IEP goals and District guidelines, and parent contact. I also supervised a

paraprofessional, gave general education teachers support and attend all facility meetings.

Teacher of Title 1 2005 to 2006

Denver Public Schools, Denver, Colorado

Teaching special needs students grades 09 - 12. Title 1 paperwork. I case managed the

students I taught. That involved evaluating and assessing with the Woodcock Johnson III

and other standardized and informal assessments; interpreting the assessments, deciding

on appropriate goals and objectives for the students I assessed, writing appropriate IEPs

into IEP software, organizing IEP meetings, contacting all participants, attending and note

taking during these meetings, finalizing the IEP paperwork and submitting and filing it in

a timely and appropriate manner; create and implement appropriate lesson plans for each

student based in both IEP goals and District guidelines, and parent contact. I also

supervised a paraprofessional, gave general education teachers support and attend all

facility meetings.

Teacher of Special Education 2004 to 2005

Roaring Fork School District RE1, Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Teaching special needs students grades K - 5. I case managed the students I taught. That